Enhanced detection resonance frequency shift of a piezoelectric microcantilever sensor by a DC bias electric field in humidity detection

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Zhu, Qing ^a   Shih, Wan Y ^b   Shih, Wei Heng ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DC bias; Domain switching; Enhancement; Frequency shift; Piezoelectric microcantilever sensor; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749131281     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.01.035     Document Type: Letter

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